The Webpage Editor :: What All the Buttons Do
The buttons located at the top of the webpage editor work just like you would expect if you were using a common word processor.
The functions of each control are listed below:
Cut (Ctrl+X): To cut a portion of the document, highlight the desired portion and click the 'Cut' icon (keyboard shortcut - CTRL+X).
Copy (Ctrl+C): To copy a portion of the document, highlight the desired portion and click the 'Copy' icon (keyboard shortcut - CTRL+C).
Paste (Ctrl+V): To paste a portion that has already been cut (or copied), click where you want to place the desired portion on the page and click the 'Paste' icon (keyboard shortcut - CTRL+V).
To paste from Microsoft Word, click on the drop down icon next to the Paste Icon.
Paste as Text: To Paste as Text: Copy your desired text and click the drop down icon next to the paste icon. Select the 'Paste as Text' option. This will remove any text formatting before pasting the text only content.
Paste from Microsoft Word (Ctrl + D): To Paste from Microsoft Word: Copy your desired text from Microsoft Word and click the drop down icon next to the paste icon. Select the 'Paste from MS Word Option'. This will remove the tags that Microsoft Word automatically places around your text. It will also remove most text formatting as well.
Find and Replace: To find and replace words or phrases within the text:
Select the search and replace feature. Enter the word or phrase you wish to replace and type it in the 'Find what' field
Select the new word or phrase you wish to replace the searched text with in the 'Replace with' field.
You can choose to 'find next' which allows you to manually replace instances of the searched text, or you can choose 'replace all' which allows you to replace all instances of the selected text.
Selecting the optional 'Match Case' tab allows you to search for a word or phrase with exactly the same upper or lower-case spelling of the word or phrase entered in 'Find What'. Not selecting this option means that a word entered in the 'Find what' field with upper case characters will return a search of upper and lower case matches of the same word.
Selecting the optional 'Match whole word only' tab allows the search to only display the words that are an exact match of the word or phrase entered in the 'Find What' field.
Undo (Ctrl+Z): To undo the last change, click the 'Undo' icon (keyboard shortcut - CTRL+Z). Each consecutive click will undo the previous change to the document.
Redo (Ctrl+Y): To redo the last change, click the 'Redo' icon (keyboard shortcut - CTRL+Y). Each consecutive click will repeat the last change to the document.
Check Spelling (F7): To check spelling, select the text you would like to spell check (if you do not select the text, then your whole document will be checked)
Click on the spell checker icon or right click on the mouse and scroll down to 'Check spelling'.
The spell checker will check your document and highlight any words that have been incorrectly spelt. By clicking on the highlighted word, a list of suggestions will appear. You can then choose to
- Change the incorrectly spelled word with the suggested words provided
- Ignore the incorrectly spelled word (i.e. not make any changes to it)
- Ignore All the words in the document with the same spelling (i.e. not make any changes to it)
- Add the selected word to your personal Dictionary so it will not be treated as a misspelt word next time.
Bold (Ctrl+B): To bold text, select the desired portion of text and click the 'Bold' icon (keyboard shortcut - CTRL+B). Each consecutive click will toggle this function on and off.
Italic (Ctrl+I): To convert text to italic, select the desired portion of text and click the 'Italic' icon (keyboard shortcut - CTRL+I). Each consecutive click will toggle this function on and off.
Insert Number List: To start a numbered text list, click the 'Insert Numbered List' icon. If text has already been selected, the selection will be converted to a numbered list. Each consecutive click will toggle this function on and off.
Insert Bullet List: To start a bullet text list, click the 'Insert Bullet List' icon. If text has already been selected, the selection will be converted to a bullet list. Each consecutive click will toggle this function on and off.
Create or Modify Link: To create a hyperlink, select the text or image to create the link on, then click the 'Create or Modify Link' icon. if applicable, the popup window will contain existing link information. You can type the full URL of the page you want to link to in the URL text box. You can also enter the target window information (optional) and an anchor name (if linking to an anchor - optional).
For quick access to links, you can choose to insert a pre-defined link from the 'Pre-defined links' dropdown list.
When finished, click the 'Insert Link' button to insert the hyperLink you just created, or click 'Remove Link' to remove an existing link. Clicking 'Cancel' will close the window and take you back to the editor.
Create Email Link: To create an email link, select text or an image on the web page you are editing where you would like the link to appear. Click the 'Create Email Link' icon. In the dialogue box, type the email address for the link and the subject of the email.
When finished, click the 'OK' button to insert the email link, or 'Cancel' to close the box.
Insert / Modify Anchor: To insert an anchor, select a desired spot on the web page you are editing and click the 'Insert / Modify Anchor' icon. In the dialogue box, type the name for the anchor.
When finished, click the 'OK' button to insert the anchor, or 'Cancel' to close the box.
To modify an anchor select the anchor (displayed as an anchor icon when guidelines are switched on) and click the 'Insert / Modify Anchor' icon. Make your changes and hit the 'OK' button or click 'Cancel' to close the window.
Font: To change the font of text, select the desired portion of text and click the 'Font' drop-down menu.
Select the desired font (choose from Default - Times New Roman, Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, Courier New or Georgia).
Font Size: To change the size of text, select the desired portion of text and click the 'Size' drop-down menu.
Select the desired size (text size 1-7).
Format: To change the format of text, select the desired portion of text and click the 'Format' drop-down menu.
Select the desired format (choose from Normal and H1-H6).
Font Color: To change the colour of text, select the desired portion of text and click the 'Colour' drop-down menu.
Select the desired colour from the large selection in the drop-down menu. To define your own custom color, click on the 'More Colors...' button at the bottom of the color picker.
This will launch the advanced color picker, where you can select a color from the color map, or specify your own color using RGB or hex values. You can also change the contrast of the color by clicking on the contrast gradient
Highlight Color: To change the highlighted colour of text, select the desired portion of text and click the 'Highlight' drop-down menu.
Select the desired colour from the large selection in the drop-down menu. To define your own custom color, click on the 'More Colors...' button at the bottom of the color picker.
This will launch the advanced color picker, where you can select a color from the color map, or specify your own color using RGB or hex values. You can also change the contrast of the color by clicking on the contrast gradient